The Yellow-Haired Villain in Soaring Phoenix’s Novels Also Desires Happiness

Chapter 69, The Whisper of the Love God (Part Nine)

“Are you kidding me?”

Mu En looked at the man standing upright in front of him for the first time, his lips twitching slightly.

Before he arrived, he had already made many assumptions and prepared himself for the worst.

So he didn’t hesitate at all, rushing towards Ailuka at the fastest speed, intending to end things quickly.

He was on the verge of success.

But the way things unfolded still caught Mu En off guard.

He didn’t expect that the man who had already been consumed by Ailuka could split off from that grotesque mass of flesh again and stand in front of him.

It seemed he hadn’t become just one of those hundreds of faces.

Most importantly, he seemed very strong.

Indeed, just from that last move, Mu En could tell that unlike his own hastily learned tricks, the man before him was a powerful warrior forged through real battles and countless trials.

And this kind of person was exactly who Mu En feared the most right now.

“Hey there, big brother, could you step aside? I need to have a little private chat with your wife.”

Mu En rubbed his hands together, tentatively smiling as he communicated with the man:

“Don’t worry, it’s just some healthy topics about world peace and life ideals, nothing that would affect the harmony of your marriage. So, could you let me have a moment alone with your wife?”

“……” The man remained silent, and Mu En couldn’t even tell if those vacant eyes were looking at him, but he showed no intention of moving aside.

“Hehe, did you think I didn’t notice your little movements? Mr. Mu En?”

Ailuka, who was fiercely battling with An, suddenly shot him a teasing glance, mocking:

“Though I don’t know what your intentions are, my instincts tell me that I can’t let you run wild. So why don’t you just play along with my husband for a bit?

By the way, my husband is a genuine B-rank adventurer, and he’s at the peak of that rank.”

“B-rank.”

Mu En’s heart sank suddenly.

According to the classification, a B-rank adventurer was at least a third-tier warrior, and likely even stronger.

After all, those who could climb the ranks as adventurers were no pushovers!

But here he was, a newly minted second-tier, about to take on a seasoned third-tier. Wasn’t this the kind of special service only the protagonist should enjoy?

Where’s the protagonist? Come save me!

“How is it possible… to be saved.” Mu En chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Calculating the time, the current protagonist, Ariel, was probably still working hard and happily training under the guidance of the elder sister’s lingering spirit in the ring, trying to astonish everyone at St. Maria Academy.

So he couldn’t rely on anyone but himself.

From the moment he made this choice, there was no turning back.

And…

“I don’t think—right now you can still be in a state of complete victory!”

Mu En growled lowly, suddenly erupting like a hunting cheetah, pouncing fiercely towards the man.

Strike first!

The two short knives in his hands slashed towards the man’s vital points from an acute angle.

Mu En was aware of the gap in strength, so from the very beginning, it was a full-force surprise attack!

“Die, old man!”

The blade light flickered like a shadow, roaring like thunder.

At this moment, the man finally reacted.

His gaze shifted slightly, as if locking onto Mu En.

Facing the two short knives aimed directly at his vital points, his expression remained unchanged.

Only, his body sank slightly.

Then, Mu En felt his vision blur for a moment.

It was as if a video suddenly dropped frames, two completely different scenes awkwardly stitched together.

In the previous moment, the man was still standing motionless.

In the next moment, he was already right in front of Mu En.

So close.

Close enough that the two slashes Mu En made with outstretched hands missed entirely, and instead, his wrist slammed heavily against the man’s shoulder.

The wrist couldn’t inflict much damage.

The man pushed back effortlessly.

Mu En’s hands went numb with pain, almost dropping the knives.

“What—”

Mu En’s eyes widened in shock as he stared at the man just inches away.

The man quietly gazed back at him, his pupils devoid of luster like still water, flickering with something for a brief moment.

—In an instant.

Mu En had no time to react.

A knife was swung out, caught in the limbo of old strength fading and new strength not yet born.

The pain and numbness in his wrist prevented him from retracting his hands for defense in time.

Thus, his center was wide open.

The man extended his hand, gently placing it on Mu En’s abdomen.

Five fingers suddenly tightened,

Clenching into a fist!

Boom!

Even though the fist had not been swung, a deafening roar exploded right beside Mu En’s ear.

Mu En instinctively lowered his head.

He looked at the visible dent in his abdomen.

A perfectly shaped semicircle had formed.

Then, excruciating pain surged in.

But before he could fully register the pain, Mu En felt the world spinning around him.

The man’s other hand grabbed his shoulder, twisting his waist and abdomen, and with a forceful throw, Mu En was sent flying like a broken sandbag.

“Young Master!”

An, who had been keeping an eye on this side, turned red-eyed and completely disregarded any further entanglement with Ailuoka. All the metal trembled and charged violently towards Mu En.

“Hehe, Master, do you think I would let you have your way?”

Ailuoka revealed a cold smile.

She no longer focused on Mu En.

In her view, Mu En didn’t have a shred of a winning chance.

So, she just needed to concentrate on dealing with her Master.

Thus, the roles of offense and defense were exchanged.

An manipulated the metal, frantically surging towards Mu En, wanting to rescue the young master.

Meanwhile, Ailuoka directed all her attention this way, her deformed limbs writhing, hundreds of faces wailing together, continuously colliding with the steel jungle time and time again.

……

“Cough, cough.”

Mu En forced himself to prop up his body, feeling a tumult within, as if his internal organs had just undergone a full-body massage, leaving him extremely sore.

He coughed a few times, trying to expel something, but only managed to cough up a heap of foul-smelling acidic liquid.

“Damn, this is so strong?”

Mu En murmured in disbelief.

He had originally thought that after being a dog for a few days, the man’s strength shouldn’t be in peak condition, and perhaps he might have a slight chance.

Now it seemed…

He was really overthinking it.

Even if the man was truly not at his best, he was not someone Mu En, a mere half-baked fighter, could hope to confront.

“Need to think of another way.”

“Still can’t confront him head-on; I need to utilize the mobility of Shadow Step.”

“Even if he can interrupt Shadow Step, that move should have a range.”

“Circle around, use the metal passages constructed by An; maybe I can bypass him.”

“But that means a quick resolution is out of the question; after all, I’ve been thrown so far.”

Pulling away from Ailuka again shattered Mu En’s hopes for a swift victory.

This meant that getting close to Ailuka again would be even more difficult.

“Damn it, what’s the difference? In the end, I’m still too weak!”

Mu En slammed his fist into the ground in frustration.

With his current strength, let alone bringing Ailuka salvation, if the ground hadn’t been soft enough, that last throw could have left him seriously injured.

Not like now…

Hmm?

Wait a minute.

The ground… soft?

Something’s off.

If the man were to throw himself out, he should have landed directly on the ground, or rather, been thrown onto those metal bridges far from Ailuka.

But how could either the ground or the metal possibly be described as soft?

Could it be that…

Mu En stared blankly at the “ground” beneath him.

Slippery, secreting a disgusting slime.

Beneath the transparent skin, he could see black veins and writhing flesh.

Of course, it was very soft.

He was extremely close to the body of the monster, one of its largest limbs.